CM 26, 097 (P320472)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021981

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (60 boats bala gub-ba in Nippur and Ur (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) mun-gazi
2. 1(disz) ma2 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra
3. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) i3 zu2-lum
4. 1(disz) ma2 ra-gaba unu{ki}
5. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) zi3 esza
6. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) szandana
7. 1(disz) ma2 2(u) en-nu
8. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) en-nu
9. 2(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) ZUM-e2-lunga
10. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
11. 1(disz) ma2 4(u) zi3-da ur-ra
12. 5(disz) ma2 [...] nig2 gu2-na sukkal-mah
  blank space
13. 1(u) 6(disz)
14. zi-ga#
15. sza3 nibru{ki} [...]
16. 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma2 hi-[a]
17. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma#
18. 2(u) 5(disz) [ma2] hi-a ma2 da-a
  blank space
19. szunigin 1(gesz2) ma2 hi-a
20. bala gub-ba
21. u4 2(u) [n]-kam
22. iti sze-il2-la
23. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 26, 97

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 021981 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021981
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-09, 0086

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.12.19
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320472.
CM 26, 097 artifact entry (No. P320472). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320472 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320472 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320472
LB  - CDLI:P320472
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - CM 26, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320472
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320472.
CM 26, 097 artifact entry (No. P320472). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320472 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320472 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320472
LB  - CDLI:P320472
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - CM 26, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320472
ER  - 
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